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UKRAINE CRISIS COULD ALTER ARC OF OBAMA PRESIDENCY: It’s the crisis that just won’t go away. The continuing unrest in Ukraine and Russia’s newly combative stance have scrambled the world map around which President Barack Obama shaped his foreign-policy doctrine, and threatens to change the path of his presidency. The crisis has distracted from Mr. Obama’s short-term economic agenda—in a vital election year, no less—and has caused a slew of political complications, as U.S. lawmakers press the president to confront Russia more forcefully.